The Impact of Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae Natural Infection on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and Bee Bread Microbiota

Honey bees face new challenges, ranging from climate crisis to emerging pathogens such as Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae that synergistically cause a syndrome designated as colony collapse disorder (CCD). This study employed a metataxonomic approach in order to investigate if V. ceranae affects gut mi...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-11, Vol.12 (22), p.11476
Main Authors: Georgi, Irini, Asoutis Didaras, Nikos, Nikolaidis, Marios, Dimitriou, Tilemachos G., Charistos, Leonidas, Hatjina, Fani, Amoutzias, Grigoris D., Mossialos, Dimitris
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Language:English
Subjects:
Apis mellifera
Bacteria
Bee bread
Bees
Colonies
Environmental quality
Fungi
Honey
honey bee
Infections
Intestinal microflora
Metabolism
Microbiota
Microorganisms
Nosema
Nosemosis
Pathogens
Plant reproduction
Relative abundance
Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae
Workers
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Summary:Honey bees face new challenges, ranging from climate crisis to emerging pathogens such as Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae that synergistically cause a syndrome designated as colony collapse disorder (CCD). This study employed a metataxonomic approach in order to investigate if V. ceranae affects gut microbiota (bacteria and fungi) of adult A. mellifera honey bees as well as microbiota of bee bread (BB) stored in colonies demonstrating severe V. ceranae infection (spore counts >2,500,000 per bee) as compared with colonies exhibiting very low spore counts (
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app122211476